Appellant Bandaranayake Wanigasekera Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Jayampathi Aluvihare v. Hon. Attorney General – CA NO.182/2018-2018

In the case between Bandaranayake Wanigasekera Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Jayampathi Aluvihare (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12 (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the conviction for cheating under Section 403 of the Penal Code should be upheld, focusing particularly on the sufficiency of identification evidence and the procedural aspects arising from the Appellant’s trial in absentia. It was held that the conviction and sentence were to be affirmed, establishing that adequate evidence supported the Appellant’s identity in the commission of the offence. The court reaffirmed the principle that procedural safeguards and sufficiency of evidence, particularly regarding identity, are paramount in criminal proceedings. Rel